Azores dogfish

The Azores dogfish, Scymnodalatias garricki, is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae.

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The Azores dogfish lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 300 - 300 m environment.

Range of the Azores dogfish (in blue) Sharks portal The Azores dogfish, Scymnodalatias garricki, is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae. It is known only from the holotype catched north of the Azores. More

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Common names

Azorenijshaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Azorenijshaai in Unknown
Azores dogfish in English

Order : Squaliformes
Family : Somniosidae
Genus : Scymnodalatias
Species : Scymnodalatias garricki
Authority : Kukuyev & Konovalenko,1988

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